With no transatlantic race on the calendar, the 2010 Mini season is short and sharp and jammed with events from April to August. The highlight of the season is the “Les Sables- Acores- Les Sables” a return race from famous Vendeé Globe port Les Sables d’Olonne to Horta in the Azores Islands and back. More than 1,200 miles each way, the race has a fearsome reputation as half of the skippers abandoned when a series of Atlantic depressions rolled across the fleet.

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Warm up races before the Azores race will include:

Le Demi- Clé

From Locmiquélic to Pornichet on the 16th of April

150 Miles- Double

Pornichet Select 6.50

From Pornichet to Pornichet on the 24th of April

300 Miles- Solo

Mini Pavois

From La Rochelle to Gijon and back on the 5th of May

800 Miles- Solo

Le Trophée Marie-Agnes Peron

From Douarnenez to Douarnenez on the 27th of May

300 Miles- Solo

Mini Fastnet

From Douarnenez to the Fastnet Rock and back on the 5th of June

800 Miles- Double-handed

Les Sables- Les Acores- Les Sables

From Les Sables d’Olonne to Horta and back on the 31st of July

2600 Miles- Solo